Bostonia Global built a high school inside a K-8 district on three pillars: advisory, individualized pathways, and competency-based learning.

Not all experiences produce real learning. Discover the design principles that make experiences meaningful, transferable, and truly impactful for students.

Districts see the small learning communities as an alternative for families that may otherwise leave.

16 school transformation frameworks. One shared architecture. Discover the 7 questions uniting every redesign effort and how a common map accelerates change.

What makes dual enrollment actually work? Explore the design principles behind equitable, coherent college pathways for every student.

Kennedy Davis reveals what real student co-design looks like, and why it should reshape how every edtech company builds products.

Discover the 5 C's and 8 Archetypes framework to assess your school system's true readiness for innovation before launching large-scale change.

Antonio Parés breaks down the Education Freedom Tax Credit and why public schools can't afford to wait until 2027 to act.

Edmentum and Roadtrip Nation embed career exploration inside core courses so students see why what they learn matters, and who they can become.

Edson Barton of YouScience unpacks Utah's stackable credential mandate and why aptitude-based pathways are reshaping K-12 workforce readiness.

How Reach University turns jobs into degrees through affordable teacher apprenticeships that strengthen local workforce pipelines.

Da Vinci Schools show how learner-centered design and smart policy navigation can create transformative schools for at-promise youth.

The microschool mindset isn't about size. It's a design philosophy any school can adopt to put learners, not systems, at the center of education.

AI hasn't erased human competence in writing and communication. It has moved it. Here's how schools must redesign assessment to keep up.

David has a conversation with three seniors at the KC STEM Alliance Senior Showcase in Kansas City. Students discuss the real-world problems they c...

Learning Together · Episode

How theater education builds collaboration, confidence, leadership, and deeper learning through drama, creativity, and performance.

Not all educational AI carries equal risk. Discover a consequence-calibrated framework for governing AI in high-stakes school decisions.

This report from Getting Smart and Education Design Lab proposes a Common Language of Experience—a robust, interoperable framework for evaluating, designing, and articulating experience value across a...

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Possible · Episode

Coalition beats consensus in district transformation. See how trust, listening, and shared ownership sustain change when momentum gets hard.

Education leaders must respond to six system shifts with clear vision, adaptive leadership, and future-ready competencies.

How Guilford County Schools is guaranteeing every graduate college credit, a credential, or work-based learning experience.

How do school leaders create conditions for courageous teaching? Jennifer Klein on preparing, protecting, and empowering educators through change.

Teaching civil discourse in a digital era helps students build shared evidence, practice dialogue, and navigate social media polarization.

The U.S. Chamber Foundation is awarding up to $365K to employer‑led consortia driving stronger K–12 and workforce alignment. This initiative fuels industry‑designed career pathways and high‑quality wo...

YouTube video by Cajon Valley Union School District

Douglas Yacek explores civic education, student engagement, and how authentic teaching can bridge the stimulation gap.

Theoretically rigorous studies aren't enough if they study only a part of the picture

Explore Maritime 253, a Skills Center transforming Career and Technical Education through real-world industry experiences.

Keri Rodrigues of National Parents Union on parent voice, school trust, report cards, safety, AI readiness, and family engagement.

College admissions requirements keep K-12 tied to grades and Carnegie units, slowing competency-based and skills-first learning.

How a “context audit” with ChatGPT can help educators align AI tools with their teaching philosophy, pedagogy, and classroom goals.

How schools build durable skills through authentic work, reflection, relationships, and learner-centered design.

How schools can teach and assess conversation, durable skills, and authentic interaction in an AI-driven world.

Two Roadtrip Nation learners share how exploring interests, uncertainty, and nonlinear career paths can lead to purpose-driven futures.

How schools build durable skills through authentic work, reflection, relationships, and learner-centered design.

Learning Together · Episode

Two Roadtrip Nation learners share how exploring interests, uncertainty, and nonlinear career paths can lead to purpose-driven futures.

A few years ago I asked whether AI could accelerate a revolution in schooling. And I’m still asking.

AI exposes formulaic assignments by completing them easily, pushing educators to design more human, contextual, inquiry-rich learning.

At some Indiana high schools, students manufacture parts for local industries, learn computer-assisted design to use at after-school internships, and even run a cattle farm. These career experiences w...

Explore Getting Smart podcasts featuring conversations with educators, innovators, and leaders reimagining learning for the future. New episodes weekly.

How schools can build bottom-up innovation systems that turn classroom sparks into lasting change for learner success.

Insights, ideas, and analysis from Getting Smart on the future of learning, education innovation, and what's possible for students and schools.